Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-71) review – the RTX 4080 is absolutely mad
Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
CPU options
Our configuration is equipped with the Intel Core i9-13900HX. It has 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores.
De resultaten zijn afkomstig van de Cinebench R23 CPU-test (hoe hoger de score, hoe beter)
GPU options
Graphics-wise, it has an RTX 4080 with 175W TGP, and 12GB of GDDR6 RAM.
De resultaten zijn van 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Hoger is beter.
De resultaten zijn van de 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (hoe hoger de score, hoe beter)
De resultaten zijn van 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited. Hoger is beter.
De resultaten zijn van de Unigine Superposition benchmark (hoe hoger de score, hoe beter)
Gaming tests
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 186 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 185 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 147 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 120 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 3514 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 225 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 860 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 747 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 666 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 165 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 148 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 100 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 55 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 178 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 153 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 141 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 140 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
EPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 272 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 237 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 199 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 122 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 755 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 563 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 388 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 299 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 299 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 299 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
U.NIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 395 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 381 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 360 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) | 281 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 247 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 237 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN | 219 FPS VIDEO AFSPELEN |
Author: Alex Iliev
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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Where’s temperatures/clocks/power in stress test for CPU and GPU?
They said they’ll update it. They can’t at the moment as it’s an engineering sample
I was so suprised that i found a review for Acer Helios 18 but disappointed after that there is no MiniLED version 🙁
well, it’s March when is it coming out? April worldwide?
It’s in the stock in Germany now. 3200 Euro for 4080 and normal IPS display.
Why are you posting benchmarks of the 2023 helios against the 2022 of everyone else. Based on everyone of those benchmarks the acer loses to every other 2023 offering with the same equipment…
Warum die Tests in HD? Das ist Total unrealistisch, zumal das Notebook einen QHD Bildschirm hat 🤷♂️
Does it have 175W TGP? On the acer page and everywhere else I read that it only got 165W!? It would be much more interesting to compare this with other RTX 40XX cards and also other 4080s with the full 175W TGP..
And yes I also agree to others that it does not make any sense to have benchmarks in FHD while the laptop itself come in 1600p…
Would be nice if this could be updated otherwise this test is quite useless..
Hey, laptopgamer 🙂 Check this out:
https://laptopmedia.com/news/acer-claims-its-new-predator-has-a-165w-rtx-4080-its-actually-even-faster/
The tests are in FHD for comparison purposes, we didn’t have the chance to test with more resolutions
how far will the lid go back…. is it maxed in that photo?
How long is the battery life on this laptop?